Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-16
QUE SPECIAL

nova Woman Attempted 70 Assassinate
her Husband NJ Spokane rails On
FALLS, w. T., July IL -[Spe-
c1al to The Miner .]-Quite q commotiou
was created atthe depot here this morning
y woman named Nancy O'Brien taking
= snot at her divorced husband, Samuel
v or'en, through q window of the waiting
room. The parties are strangers in this
Guy and hail from Nebraska. The woman
arrived here a few weeks ago with her son,
a Lad about IL years Of age. O'Brien fol-
lowed Tor the purpose OF recovering his
cnld. The parties were divorced some
years ago and the child was given in charge
OF tne woman, provided she did not take it
q OF the country. On his arrival here
O'brlen met his former wife by accident
n took the boy. Upon a hearing he was
awarded the custody Of the child and was
at the depot for the purpose OF
TAKING THE TRAIN EAST.
The woman followed with the evident de-
termination OF committing murder. From
the platform she discovered O'Brien sitting
with bis back to the window; she fred de-
hberately and with q pretty good aim, for
q woman unused to firm arms. The ball
passed through O'Brien's hat, cutting the
hair but did not draw blood. The waiting
room and ticket Office were crowded at the
time, and by the merest chance the ball did
not strike an innocent party. The shoot
InO oroofod oan~Sln,nh 1o ~-~sk~-.-x . II
crowd, but the woman has not been ar
rested, as O'Brien took the train and no
one has rs yet entered complaint.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
at the foot Of Howard street. He had f
been playing on the logs in the milldam /
and slipped off. A young man named /
Mulroy jumped in to ave the lad and /
came near drowning in the attempt. How
ever, he held the child, and managed to hang !
onto the logs until assistance arrived, and !
both were brought safely to land.
The city is full of mining men and con.
investing is being lone in the
Caur d'Alene, Colville and Salmon River
Mr.. Hunt, of Helena, Badly Hurt in Try |
ing to Rescue q Runaway Team and
its Occupants.
HELENA. July 13~.-[Special to The
Miner.]- runaway accident this morning
resulted in the killing of a horse and may
end in the death of the rider. About half
past nine O'Clock the two horses hauling
Richards milk wagon broke the strap at.
,ached to the small weight holding them
while the driver was away and dashed up
Main street. They run about one hundred
Yards. When opposite to T. C. Powers
tore they ran into q horse ridden by Ed.
Hunt, who had just come down Broadway
Ind turned down Main street. Hunt ap-
'arently tried to stop the team by crossing
q front oft, but his intention may never he
Known, as the animal he rode, a large white
was struck by the wagon pole just
Jack OF the right shoulder and knocked
Town. The rider fell under his horse and
he horse and wagon rushed over Hunt
his horse, killing the latter and knock
ng the former senseless. The man was
AIKEN to st. Peters Hospital and remained
unconscious and delirious at times until
O'Clock this evening, when he regained
Intelligence. He is an old .timer, having
nth his wife kept a hotel at Park City and
knoxville for many years. He had been
rinking hard for the last three days and
his might nave rendered him careless to-
ay. His wife will arrive tonight and
nder her nursing he may recover. The
octor fears congestion of the brain as his
cad was terribly bumped and badly cut.